Image::ExifTool::LNK(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Image::ExifTool::LNK(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Image::ExifTool::LNK - Read MS Shell Link (.LNK) meta information

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to extract meta information MS Shell Link (Windows shortcut) files.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

# [REFERENCES](#REFERENCES)

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871305(PROT.10).aspx>

<http://www.i2s-lab.com/Papers/The\_Windows\_Shortcut\_File\_Format.pdf>

<https://harfanglab.io/insidethelab/sadfuture-xdspy-latest-evolution/#tid\_specifications\_ignored>

<https://github.com/libyal/libfwsi/blob/main/documentation/Windows%20Shell%20Item%20format.asciidoc>

<https://github.com/EricZimmerman/Lnk/blob/master/Lnk/ShellItems/ShellBag0x00.cs>

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

"LNK Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/man/os/exiftool/Image::ExifTool.3pm)

2026-10-09 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Image::ExifTool::LNK(3pm) from exiftool 13.59-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool